This article originally appeared in the October 1963 issue of Esquire. To read every Esquire story ever published, upgrade to All Access. One thing that stuck in my mind, for some reason, was the way ...

On October 19, 1810, Green Clay, cousin of former Senator Henry Clay, and Sally Lewis welcomed their son, Cassius Marcellus Clay, into the world. Little did they know how colorful a character their ...

Cassius Clay was not a complete unknown. He had won a gold medal in the 1960 Olympics, but no one had any idea that the 22-year-old boxer stepping into the ring 50 years ago Tuesday in Miami Beach ...

La'Tevin Alexander as a young Cassius Clay in "And in This Corner: Cassius Clay," onstage at Oregon Children's Theatre through March 25. (Owen Carey) By Amy Wang | The Oregonian/OregonLive Before ...

WEBVTT IT'S TIME NOW FOR YOUR WYFF NEWS 4 TIMELINE...ON THIS FEBRUARY 25TH. ON THIS DATE IN 1964...22-YEAR-OLD CASSIUS CLAY SHOCKED THE BOXING WORLD BY DEFEATING SONNY LISTON FOR THE HEAVYWEIGHT ...

Cassius Clay won his Olympic gold medal in 1960 as a whip-thin light-heavyweight three months out of high school. The bravura, the quips, the manipulation of opponents and the media – in short, ...

In the week since the passing of Muhammad Ali, a lot of history has been resurrected. The complex story of the life of The Greatest included many fascinating stories, but also some not always pleasant ...

Larry Boeck was a longtime sports journalist for the Louisville Courier-Journal who covered Muhammad Ali for years. He died in 1972. Here is an excerpt from a profile Boeck wrote in 1966. Some people ...

What’s in a name? Some names are commonplace, run of the mill. Others standout for their uniqueness, for the history that has followed that name. Miller senior wide receiver Cassius Clay has never ...

Detroit – I was 6 years old and I had never heard of the name Cassius. But that was the name of this young boxer, Cassius Clay. I liked the way his name sounded when I said it and he seemed smarter ...